Ajoite phantom in Quartz

Item Description

This is a classic miniature of Ajoite included Quartz from South Africa from the original finds in the 1980s! It is a large thumbnail (boxbuster) or a small miniature depending on how you set it. Rich and turquoise blue patches of plumose inclusions of fine Ajoite crystals are prominent at the termination of a stout Quartz crystal from the famed Messina Mine. The Ajoite inclusions are prominently displayed on a milky phantom within this piece overgrown by a later generation of almost transparent Quartz. The colorful, plumose patches of Ajoite inclusions display really well within the pyramidal faces internal to the crystal. It is complete and sharp, and shows off the inclusions without need of polishing as would be commonplace, and accepted, for most similar crystals but makes this all the more rare. This is a very good miniature or large TN, by any standard for the locality. This is the old material, quite different from another later find of early 2000s.